Austria’s World Cup opponents Algeria in the Africa Cup quarter-finals

In a very intense game, both teams looked for salvation on the offensive, and things went back and forth again and again. The best Algerian chance in regular time was found by Mohammed Amoura, who found his master in Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi after a nice individual effort (78′). The 31-year-old Le Havre goalkeeper also held strong in extra time when Fares Chaibi finished (111′). When everyone was already a little comfortable with the idea of ​​a penalty shootout, the Algerians struck after a quick counterattack.

Boulbina with a goal worth seeing

Boulbina wasn’t attacked enough and hit the underside of the crossbar with a remarkable shot from the edge of the penalty area. Afterwards, the 22-year-old striker from Qatar club Al-Duhail was “buried” in a crowd of cheers among his colleagues. His fourth international goal in the sixth game was a special one. For the first time since winning the title in 2019, Algeria is back in the last eight of the continental tournament. Team boss Vladimir Petkovic’s team, which won against Sudan (3-0), Burkina Faso (1-0) and Equatorial Guinea (3-1) in the group phase, will face Nigeria on Saturday.

At the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada, Algeria will be the last opponent of the ÖFB team in Group J on June 28th (4 a.m. CET) in Kansas City. Before that, the Austrian selection will face Ralf Rangnick on June 17th (6:00) in San Francisco against Jordan and on June 22nd (7 p.m.) in Dallas against defending champions Argentina.